1. Chapter 6 Book Report

2. Merits of Writing a Book Report  Helps improve reading comprehension  Helps improve abilities to analyze and evaluate books  Good written practice

3. Major Parts of a Book Report ☆ information about the writer ☆ a summary of the book ☆ some comments on the book

4. ★ His name ★ The books he has published ★ The years of his birth and death ★ The publisher of the book

5. ★ The circumstances leading to the writing of the book ★ The historical and social background related to the content of the book

6. ★ The story and main characters ★ The central theme of the book ★ A novel or a play: an outline of the plot

7. ★ Length: 1/100 or even 1/1000 of the original ★ self-contained ★ clear ★ easy to understand ★ objective

8. Tense ☆ A novel or a play: In the present tense ☆ Nonfiction: in the tense of the original history: past tense scientific work: present

9. ★ Personal interpretation of the meaning of the book ★ Historical significance of the book

10. ★ Views on the book ★ Merits and demerits ★ Relevance to the present time ★ Author’s style and techniques of presentation (if interesting)

11. Sample Analysis Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3